Classical Music with Brenda Tremblay

Wake up to a Mozart sonata and a Beethoven romance. Catch a few minutes of the news. What to wear? You’ll hear the forecast, too, perhaps followed by Vivaldi's Four Seasons, Copland's Rodeo, a new release from the Ying Quartet, Satie on LP, or the voice of a woman composer speaking to you across centuries. Brenda's mission is to infuse your morning routine with the beauty and light of classical music.

Get up early enough and catch the birds at 6:00 a.m. The daily Mystery Piece airs at 6:40. The Composer’s Datebook, a two-minute music history lesson, is on at 7:20. Hear news on the hour.

For more than 40 years WXXI Classical 91.5 has broadcast "the birds" each morning just before 6:00 a.m. This practice began under the creative spirit of Simon Pontin, then host of Simon's Super Scintillating Sunshine Show, or the Sunshine Show for short. When Simon retired, listeners were very vocal about hoping that "the birds" would continue, which they have with current morning host Brenda Tremblay. These recordings are from a 1970s recording called "Environments."